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FDA warns consumers about injuries, disfigurement from using illegal injectable silicone

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a safety communication to warn consumers and health care practitioners about the serious injuries and disfigurement that can result from using injectable silicone or products being falsely marketed as FDA-approved dermal fillers for the purpose of enhancing the size of their buttocks, breasts and other body parts.

14 Nov 2017

WFIRM-led project aims to study health risks astronauts face from exposure to space radiation

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine has been selected by NASA to lead a multi-institutional project to better understand the health risks astronauts face from the exposure to galactic cosmic ray (GCR) and solar energetic particle (SEP) radiation that occurs from long-duration missions in deep space, and to develop countermeasures to keep astronauts safe.

14 Nov 2017

AstraZeneca’s new precision biologic gets FDA approval to treat severe eosinophilic asthma

AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved FASENRA (benralizumab) for the add-on maintenance treatment of patients with severe asthma aged 12 years and older, and with an eosinophilic phenotype.

14 Nov 2017

UCR-led research discovers that human protein could be used to treat sepsis

A research team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside has discovered that the human protein resistin could be used to treat sepsis, the body's extreme and uncontrolled immune response to an infection.

14 Nov 2017

Tulane professor wins Department of Defense grant for research into arteriovenous malformations

Tulane University's Stryder Meadows, a cell and molecular biology professor, received a $1.7 million grant from the Department of Defense to study how arteriovenous malformations (AVM), which are defects in arteries, veins and capillaries, form Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), a genetic disorder that affects about 1 in 5,000 people.

14 Nov 2017

Researchers test whether LVAD surgery could reverse frailty in older adults with heart failure

Common practice, and recently published research, shows that the risk of complications with surgery increases in very old or frail adults including those with heart failure.

14 Nov 2017

FDA approves first digital pill with sensor - Abilify MyCite

The United States Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), for the first time has approved a digital pill system. The novel pill comes with an in-built sensor that transmits information to a remote location after a person has taken it. Experts believe this is a huge step towards digital medicine and opens new avenues for therapy and diagnostics.

14 Nov 2017

SUNY Downstate professor receives two awards to support research on vision-threatening diseases

Brahim Chaqour, PhD, professor of cell biology and ophthalmology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has received two awards to support research into treatment of currently incurable vision-threatening diseases. The new awards, totaling $2,008,973, are from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

14 Nov 2017

Grand Challenges Explorations grant awarded to Tufts University for global health research

Tufts University announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Charlie Mace, assistant professor of chemistry in the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University, will pursue research that could potentially revolutionize the way blood samples are analyzed and stored in the field.

14 Nov 2017

High-speed video capillaroscopy system enables accurate measurement of red blood cell velocity

Scientists from ITMO University created a high-speed video capillaroscopy system that enables direct measurement of red blood cell velocity.

14 Nov 2017

Chronic preconception exposure to genistein may adversely affect female fertility, mice study finds

Exposure to the phytoestrogen genistein prior to conception may adversely affect female fertility and pregnancy outcomes, depending on the dosage and duration of exposure, a new study in mice suggests.

14 Nov 2017

CHLA receives more than $1 million from St. Baldrick's Foundation for cancer research

Three physician-researchers with the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have been awarded more than $1 million in grants from the St. Baldrick's Foundation, the largest private funder of childhood cancer research.

14 Nov 2017

New health analysis in India finds increase in non-communicable diseases

A new state-by-state health analysis in India finds that over two decades heart- and lung-related conditions, as well as other non-communicable diseases (NCDs), have surpassed infectious diseases, such as diarrhea and tuberculosis, as the nation's leading killers.

14 Nov 2017

New guidelines redefine what classes as high blood pressure

New guidelines have been released redefining the parameters for high blood pressure so that the condition can be treated earlier.

14 Nov 2017

Combined effect of gestational diabetes and hypertension leaves both parents at high risk

Research has already shown that women who develop either diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy are at risk of getting type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease years later.

14 Nov 2017

Study reveals a reduced risk of developing heart failure with a plant-based diet

A new study suggests that consumption of a mainly plant-based diet was related to decreased heart failure risks among people without known heart failure or heart disease. Heart failure is a progressive chronic condition that occurs when the heart muscle does not pump enough blood to meet the body's requirements for oxygen and blood. It affects approximately 6.5 million people over 20 years old in the United States.

14 Nov 2017

Monoclonal antibody effectively blocks development of graft-versus-host disease, research shows

Newly published research provides preclinical proof-of-concept for the ability of PRO 140, a humanized anti-CCR5 monoclonal antibody under development by CytoDyn Inc., to effectively block the development of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), a potentially lethal complication of bone marrow stem cell (BMSC) transplantation.

14 Nov 2017

Lower thresholds for blood transfusions proven safe and provide good patient outcomes

Lower thresholds for blood transfusions during cardiac surgery have proven to be safe and provide good patient outcomes compared to traditional thresholds, according to the largest research study ever performed in this area. The lower or "restrictive" threshold also can help reduce the amount of blood transfused and money spent for each procedure.

14 Nov 2017

Researchers use novel computational tool to understand complex disease processes

Hypertension and heart disease arise from many contributing and interacting factors: genetics, food, and exercise, as well as problems with heart, liver, or kidney function.

14 Nov 2017

People who engage in physical activity have lower risk of developing glaucoma

People who engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity may be able to significantly lower their risk of glaucoma, according to research presented today at AAO 2017, the 121st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

14 Nov 2017

Blood News and Research

FDA warns consumers about injuries, disfigurement from using illegal injectable silicone

WFIRM-led project aims to study health risks astronauts face from exposure to space radiation

AstraZeneca’s new precision biologic gets FDA approval to treat severe eosinophilic asthma

UCR-led research discovers that human protein could be used to treat sepsis

Tulane professor wins Department of Defense grant for research into arteriovenous malformations

Researchers test whether LVAD surgery could reverse frailty in older adults with heart failure

FDA approves first digital pill with sensor - Abilify MyCite

SUNY Downstate professor receives two awards to support research on vision-threatening diseases

Grand Challenges Explorations grant awarded to Tufts University for global health research

High-speed video capillaroscopy system enables accurate measurement of red blood cell velocity

Chronic preconception exposure to genistein may adversely affect female fertility, mice study finds

CHLA receives more than $1 million from St. Baldrick's Foundation for cancer research

New health analysis in India finds increase in non-communicable diseases

New guidelines redefine what classes as high blood pressure

Combined effect of gestational diabetes and hypertension leaves both parents at high risk

Study reveals a reduced risk of developing heart failure with a plant-based diet

Monoclonal antibody effectively blocks development of graft-versus-host disease, research shows

Lower thresholds for blood transfusions proven safe and provide good patient outcomes

Researchers use novel computational tool to understand complex disease processes

People who engage in physical activity have lower risk of developing glaucoma

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